Smart gun only shoots after face recognition

In the USA, where it has been on average since the beginning of 2023 more than one “mass shooting” per week has given, several companies are working on it, so-called “Smart Guns” to develop. They should use sensors to ensure that authorized users only can shoot with it. One of those companies Biofire Technologiesis now taking orders for a face-recognition pistol for the first time.

Recognize face or fingerprint

How Reuters reportedshould the 9mm handgun in the basic version 1499 Dollar cost and will be delivered from the second quarter of 2024. The product includes a camera and integrated facial recognition and a fingerprint scanner. Owners can store their own biometric data in the pistol. With the verification of identity should be preventedthat children fire the gun unintentionally, that the gun is used against the owner and that the gun remains operational after it has been stolen.

Mishap at demonstration

What makes gun buyers skeptical about smart guns is the uncertainty as to whether the product would be ready for use within fractions of a second in an emergency. Biofire Technologies assures that this will be fulfilled. At a demonstration in front of journalists Kai Kloepferto the CEO of the company, the smart gun did not work properly. After demonstrating that an unauthorized person could not fire it, the authorized CEO took over the gun, pulled the trigger twice and nothing happened. The pistol had to be exchanged for a replacement device, which then worked as desired.